At the blog Medium, Ted Benson explains how he intercepted his Amazon Dash button’s signal and turned it into an easy way to track his newborn baby’s poops. Using a simple Python program, Benson was able to search for the button on his Wi-Fi network, snag its MAC address, and set it up to record data into a spreadsheet. The buttons are basically just a Wi-Fi radio and a battery that you can hijack and use to collect whatever kind of data you want. The parts probably don’t cost much, but for $4.99 apiece, you don’t have to worry about assembly. You could use the buttons to track the progress of a new habit, remind yourself the last time you did something around the house, or count off the number of times you’ve completed a task. The sky’s the limit. You can find the complete guide at the link below. What would you do with your hacked Dash button?